Sleepers rule! Cars that look stock, but secretly pack all kinds of horsepower.
Castlemaine Rod Shop’s LS1-powered Holden HJ Kingswood SL sleeper
This mild-looking HJ Kingswood hides much more than just an LS swap
Nine-second 1987 Holden VL Commodore SL sleeper
Don’t be fooled by Nathan Dyson’s sedate-looking VL Commodore SL – boosted by a Gen II GTX3582 Garrett turbo, it’s done a 9.87@141mph
Blown LS-powered 1983 Volvo 240GL sleeper
What a sleeper! A Swedish Brick with an L98 transplant and LSA blower for good measure
Turbo V8 Datsun Bluebird sleeper at Drag Challenge Weekend 2018
You’d never guess it but Jon Fulton’s Datsun Bluebird is a ten-second sleeper, powered by a turbo Toyota 1UZ V8!
LS1-powered 1966 Chevy II Nova sleeper
LS1-powered 1966 Chevy II Nova sleeper
1100rwhp twin-turbo LS-powered Holden VH Commodore
1100rwhp is just the beginning for this VH Commodore
Video: Barra-powered XE Falcon ute
A budget-built Barra-powered XE Falcon ute – now running mid-tens down the quarter mile
LS-Powered Holden VC Commodore Sleeper
This sleepy-looking VC Commodore turns to 8000rpm and runs 10s
Toyota 1JZ-powered EH Holden sleeper
Qld sparky Brock Pilkington and his family built this wicked turbo Toyota six-powered EH almost by accident
LS1-powered 1982 Holden VH Vacationer wagon sleeper
Benny Leat’s Holden VH wagon looks like a sedate shopping cart but packs 364rwhp
LS1-powered 1967 Holden HR Premier sleeper
Nice clean grandpa car with a set of wheels. And more ability than your average HSV
Procharged LS1-powered Holden HX wagon sleeper
Will Baker’s nine-second Grandpa-spec Holden HX wagon
10-second LS-powered Holdens: VK Commodore and turbo Monaro CV8 sleeper
Tony Rohr and his son Pete each have a 10-second LS-powered Holden
Home-built LS-powered sleepers: Chevrolet Bel Air and Holden UC Torana
A pair of The General’s finest get LS1 heart transplants
Barra-powered XD Falcon sleeper – video
Jason Ghiller finished in the top 10 at Drag Challenge in his unassuming, 8-second Ford XD Falcon sleeper
TURBOCHARGED 1976 VW GOLF AT DRAG CHALLENGE
Tim Bailey chose to mark his fourth Drag Challenge sojourn by piloting his 1976 Golf
430ci Windsor-powered 1971 Ford Falcon XY sleeper
Stock as a rock Ford Falcon XY. Except for the bits you can’t see
LS1-powered Holden LJ Torana sleeper
Yvette Webb’s LS1-powered Holden LJ Torana screams stocker, sporting a white visor, rear venetian and hubcaps
1979 Holden VB Commodore – Reader Ride
Garry Hunt’s 1979 VB Commodore
1JZ-Powered HT Holden ute sleeper
There should be around 260-280hp at the tyres, so Shane reckons a low 13 should be on the cards for his 1JZ-powered HT Holden ute sleeper.